reload

/ (riːˈləʊd) /

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verb

(tr) to place (cargo, goods, etc) back on (a ship. lorry, etc)

to put ammunition into a firearm after having discharged it

computing to fetch the latest updated version (of a web page or document); refresh

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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reliquiae, relish, relive, relleno, rellies, reload, relocatable, relocate, relocation, relocation costs, relocator

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How to use reload in a sentence

The doctor checked again as the firing squad began to reload.
The Last American Soldier Executed for Desertion|Michael Daly|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is forcing them to stop and reload really a threat to American liberty?
Pro-Gun Absolutism: The Gun Lobby’s Push to Privatize Law and Order|Will Marshall|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A 61-year-old woman wrestled a fresh magazine away from Loughner as he tried to reload.
Can Collective Action Stop Mass Shooters?|Megan McArdle|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Would Lanza really have been gang-rushed by fast-thinking primary school students if he stopped to reload?
Can Collective Action Stop Mass Shooters?|Megan McArdle|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Would Lanza really have been gang-rushed by fast-thinking primary school students if he stopped to reload?
There's Little We Can Do to Prevent Another Massacre|Megan McArdle|December 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But he had self-possession enough, now that his hand was free for an instant from close battle, to reload his rifle and revolver.
Overland|John William De Forest
The Baron had barely time to reload and climb to the top of one of the trees, when the bear was already at the foot of it.
The Animal Story Book|Various
I was endeavouring to reload, when I heard a shot, and the creature fell dead almost at my feet.
In the Wilds of Florida|W.H.G. Kingston
Wilson took a glance over in the direction Riggs had hidden and then proceeded to reload the gun.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey
Of course, it was empty; as while retreating before the buffalo, he had not found an opportunity to reload.
The Vee-Boers|Mayne Reid

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